Al-Jiza () is a town in southern Syria, administratively part of the Daraa Governorate, located east of Daraa. Nearby localities include al-Mataaiya to the south, Ghasm to the southeast, al-Sahwah to the northeast, al-Musayfirah to the north, Kahil to the northwest and al-Taybeh to the west.
History In the Ottoman tax registers of 1596, it was a village located the nahiya of Butayna, part of Qada Hawran, under the name of Jiza. It had a population of 19 households and 7 bachelors, all Muslims. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 40% on agricultural products, including wheat, barley, summer crops, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 7,215 akçe. All of the revenue went to a waqf.Hütteroth and Abdulfattah, 1977, p. 214
In 1838, el-Jizeh was noted as a ruin, situated "In the Nukrah, west of Busrah".Robinson and Smith, 1841, vol 3, 2nd appendix, p. 153
According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, al-Jiza had a population of 14,700 in the 2004 census. It is the administrative center of the al-Jiza nahiyah ("subdistrict") which consisted of three localities with a collective population of 21,100 in 2004.General Census of Population and Housing 2004 . Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). Daraa Governorate.
Notable residents Hamza Ali al-Khateeb (1997-2011), 13-year-old boy who died while in government custody
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External links Map of the town, Google Maps Bosra-map; 22M